Autographic register



Nov.'19, 1929. L. F. HAGEMANN ET AL 1,735,857

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LOUIS IF. HAGEMANN AND WALTER GREIG, OF NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK, AS- SIGNORS TO AIMERIGAN.SALES BOOK COMPANY, LIMITED, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, A CORPORATION OF ONTARIO, CANADA AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Application filed March 30, 1922. Serial No. 547,986.

This invention relates to autographic registers and, with respect to its more specific features, to autographic registers adapted to utilize two or more superposed record strips or webs with manifolding accessories.

An object of the invention is toprovide a convenient form of automatic register wherein one of the duplicate webs is automatically Another object is to provide an "eflicient means for holding or retaining the blank web in place within the register casing.

Another object is to provide an improved means for tensioning the web or paper strip.

Another object is to provide an improved casing structure which is compact and has large capacity.

Another object is to provide an improved form of casing by which the various functioning parts are made accessible and easily manipulated.

Other objects will be in part-obv1ous and in part pointed out hereinafter.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combination of elements and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth, and the scope of their appllcation will appear in the appended claims.

The drawings illustrate one embodiment of the invention and include- Figure 1, a side elevation; Fig. 2, a plan view; 8 Fig. 3, an end view;

Fig. 4, a cross-section showing the interior arrangement of the mechanism;

Fig. 5, a cross-section showing the means for feeding the strips or webs and aligning the same;

Fig. 6, a cross-section showing the-manifolding means;

Fig. 7 detail view of a portion of the feed mechanism;

4 Figs. 8 and 9, a view of the feed mechanism in two conditions showing the method of aligning the webs; V

Fig. 10, a cross-sectional detail view of the handle by which power is applied to the machine. r

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated there is provided a casing which includes a base 1 upon which are supported a pair of side walls '2 braced apart by suitable rods 50; a rear wall 3 hinged upon the base 1 by means of suitable hinges 4; a platen 5 which provides a firm supporting surface for writing upon; and a top plate 6 hinged on a pair of pivotal screws 7 mounted on an extension 42 of platen 5. Rear wall 3 forms a door to the rear of the casing and is provided with a suitable knob 17, and aspring catch 16 which co-operates with one of rods-50 to hold it closed. Extending forwardly from the base 1 and sloping upwardly therefrom is a bottom wall 8 which supports a cover member 9 on hinges 10.

The wall 8 inclines upwardly at anangle less than 45' degrees whereby, as the strips are fed into the record compartment, they are caused to resume their folded position because of the inclination of the wall, and at the same time, by reason of the fact that they are resting upon their face rather than upon their ends, they may be readily inspected.

Cover member 9 is formed preferably from a bent metal sheet and forms the front wall and the top of the forward part of the casing. Hinged-cover member 9 thus permits access to the forward part of the casing. Top plate or wall 6 is provided wit-han aperture registering with platen 5, thereby leaving a rectangular space on the platen exposed.

The main portion of the casing is adapted for the reception of'the strips or webs 51 and 52'which are to be fed over platen 5 where 'they are to be inscribed. In this main portion of the casing there are provided horizont-al strips 11 attached to the inner side of side walls 2. These strips form slides to support suitable drawers 12. Drawers 12 are rectangular in plan and contain the webs 51 and 52. The webs are folded therein in zigzag fashion to form pads or books. The pads so formed may fit closely in the draws and are held from lateraland endwise movement thereby. Suflicient space is left between the drawers to permit the webs to be unfolded and drawn therefrom at one end thereof. Drawers 12 are superposed one above the I other and are removable by sliding them on strips 11 and out through the rear end of the casing. They are prevented from moving too far forward by vertical strips 13 attached to the side walls 2 of the casing. When in position abutting strips 13, they are held against motion intheother direction by'suitable bent 52 from frictionally interfering with eachother there are provided guide rollers 19 positioned at the top of the casing and substantially in line with the platen 5. Each web, as it emerges from its drawer 12, passes over its respective guide rollers 18 and 19 to the surfaceof the platen, web 52 being positioned over web 51. They are prevented from being fed too fast by resilient spring members 20 which are attached to theouter wall of drawers 12. When the drawers are placed in oper-v ative position Within the casing springs 20 are automatically set to press against the guide rollers 18, frictionally retarding the feed of thewebs therebetween and producing tension therein beyond this point.

Webs 51 and 52 are fed to the platen by a mechanism which comprises a shaft 21 rotat-- able in the casing and transversely supported thereby and upon which shaft is mounted a pair of discs 22 normally pressing against a roller 23. Shaft 21 carrying discs 22 is rotated by means of crank 24 mounted outside the casing, and carries a suitable handle 25. Motion is imparted to roller 23 by means of a gear 26 mounted on shaft'21 engaging with a pinion 27 mounted on roller 23. Roller 23 is mounted in a shield 29 pivotally mounted on the casing by means of screws 30 Spiral spring 31 press against the bearings of roller 23 and forcesaid roller against discs .22. Shield 29 is held down so that roller 23 presses against discs 22, by a latch 32 mounted on a stud55 on side wall 2 of the casing, and engaging a pin 33 mounted on shield 29. Backward rotation of shaft 21 is prevented by a pawl 34 engaging with a ratchet 35 on shaft 21.

Each web is provided with apertures spaced at suitable intervals longitudinally of the web and in alignment with the discs 22. Thus when shaft 21 is rotated the Webs are gripped between discs 22 and roller 23 and advanced until the apertures in the webs register at the contacting point between the discs and the roller; there being no frictional engagement at this point, further advance is stopped. If the apertures in the various webs do not register with each other, that web Whose apertures arrive at the contactin point between discs 22 and roller 23 wil stop advancing, while that web whose apertures have not yet reached this point will continue to advance until all apertures register; The

forms on the webs should properly be printed so dthat they coincide when the apertures coinc1 e..- s

'In order to advance the webs beyond the position above described, there are provided lugs 28 which are supported by discs 22, and extend laterally beyond the perforations in the webs. Lugs 28 are flush with the circumference of discs 22 therefore when they come in contact with the webs they grip them to advance them to a point at which the discs 22 and roller 23 will again engage the body ofthe web, and thereupon further advancement of the webs isaccomplished as before described.

Gear 26 is suitably encased in a cylindrical metal member 36 having a sheet metal cover 37. Cover 37 has an arm 38 extending radially therefrom, which engages with a pin 39 carried by crank 24. The purpose of this pin is to prevent rotation of the crank advancing the webs beyond position and condition for inscription at platen 5. Pin 39 may be withdrawn from engagement with the arm 38 by pulling the handle 25 laterally against the force of a spring 40 holding pin 39 in its normal engaging position. This operatlon is performed Wheneverit 1s deslred to advance the web.

Manifolding of the writing on web 51 to web 52 is accomplished by carbon or. other casing and, due to itsoriginal folding andthe slope of bottom wall 8 against which it is deposited, the web' refolds in substantially its original form. The cover member 9 by virtue of its configuration helps to refold web 51 in its book form since the feeding of the strip forward into the record compartment causes it to strike the inclined outer face of the cover, and y eason ,of the inclination of that face, it is deflected downward toward the juncture of that face with the inclinedwall 8 where it remains. When the next form 1s fed forward, it tends to buckle and its weakened line is carried by. gravity to the lower edge of the inclined wall. Web 51 so deposited maybe removed from the forward compartment of the casing upon swinging back cover member 9. The folded pad of the used portion of web 51 discloses the forms thereon in the order of inscription.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and many apparently Widely different embodiments of this invention could be made Without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not ina limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that thelanguage used in the following claims is intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the invention herein described and all statements of the scope of the invention, which, as a matter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.

We claim 1. An 'autographic register including, in combination, means for'containing a web and means adapted to tension saidweb as the latter is fed from said containing means, said tensioning means including a resilient member supported by said containing ineans and brought into resilient engagement with the web by the placing in operative position of said containing means. I

2. An autographic register including, in combination, a drawer adapted 'to contain a web and means adapted to tension said web as the latter is fed from said drawer, said tensionin means including a spring member .supporte by said drawer and brought into resilient engagement with the web by the placing in operative position of said drawer.

3. An autographic register includin in combination, a casing, a drawer for each of a plurality of folded Webs slidable Within the casing and adapted to contain the web," said drawers being arranged in superposed relation within the casing and spaced from each other to permit the webs to be unfolded and drawn therefrom at one end thereof,

anda spring web tensioning member on each I said drawers movable to cooperate with and to tenslon the respective web as each drawer is moved into operative position.

In testimony whereof we aflix our slgnatures.

LOUIS F. HAGEMANN. -WALTER GREIG. 

